Archer and Immonen to Meet at High Noon 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out / Tempe, AZ By Skip Maloney It’s only fitting that the last two winning billiards “cowboys” still standing in the 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out in Tempe, AZ, will meet in the desert at high noon on the tournament’s last day. Johnny Archer continued his...
UPA Desert Shoot-Out Down to Winners’ Final Eight 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out / Tempe, AZ by Skip Maloney As the sun set over the desert, the winners’-side bracket of the 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out in Tempe, AZ, was down to eight players. In five of the eight matches on Friday at Kolby’s Korner Pocket Billiards, the...
Coker Carries Away 14.1 Billiard Title Southern California 14.1 Tournament / Rancho Cucamonga, CA by Roger Tafoya Presented by Breakball Promotions, the Southern California 14.1 Straight Pool Tournament brought out a strong field of 57 players to vie for the first-place prize. Stix Billiards in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, owned by Alex Laoingco, hosted the...
Aces for Archer at Jay Swanson Memorial Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament / Hollywood, CA by InsidePOOL Staff After winnowing the field from 182 billiard players to 1, Johnny Archer won the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament, held February 9-10 at Hollywood Billiards in Hollywood, CA. With a rich $13,620 prize fund, this event attracted some...
Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament Down to Final 64 by Inside Pool The annual illustrious Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament kicked off February 9 with 181 entrants from all over America, including the Player of the Decade for 1990, Johnny Archer; Ernesto and Oscar Dominguez; Max Eberle; Tang Hoa; and Scott Frost. Hosted by Hollywood Billiards...
Derby City Classic One-Pocket Field Down to 134 Of the original field of 390 billiard players, the DCC one-pocket division entrants have been whittled down to 134. Shawn Putnam, third-place finisher in the banks, suffered a serious blow to his chances of winning the all-around title. Putnam lost to Brian White and then was...
Bergman Beats All Comers at Turkey ShootoutFifth Annual Turkey Shootout / Victorville, CA by InsidePOOL Staff Youngster Justin Bergman took top honors at the Fifth Annual Turkey Shootout, hosted by Gary’s Victor Billiards in Victorville, CA. Held over the Thanksgiving weekend, this event boasted a prize fund that attracted a field of 53 top...
Upsets Rule at Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool Las Vegas, Nevada – The elite in the world of pool and billiards started journeying to the wrong side of the board in the early sessions at the Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool at the Riviera Hotel and Casion in Las Vegas, NV. Leading...